Speak to the Sky
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{{Infobox song
| name = Speak to the Sky
| type = single
| artist = Rick Springfield
| album = Beginnings
| B-side = Why?
| released = {{Start date|1972|5}}
| recorded =
| genre = Bubblegum pop{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Rick Springfield’s "Jessie’s Girl|website= Stereogum |date= May 13, 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2084046/the-number-ones-rick-springfields-jessies-girl/columns/the-number-ones/|quote= “Speak To The Sky” is a weak oompah-fart bubblegum song, but it did well in the US...|accessdate= July 19, 2023}}
| length = 2:42
| label = Capitol
| writer = Rick Springfield
| producer = Robie Porter
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = What Would the Children Think
| next_year = 1972
}}
"Speak to the Sky" is the debut single by Rick Springfield. It reached No. 6 in Australia, No. 8 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, No. 10 on the Canadian pop chart, No. 14 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 16 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart in 1972.{{cite web|title=Rick Springfield, "Speak to the Sky" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Speak+to+the+Sky+by+Rick+Springfield&id=34992|accessdate=April 1, 2019}} It was featured on his 1972 album Beginnings.{{cite web|title=Rick Springfield, Beginnings|website=Discogs |year=1972 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Rick-Springfield-Beginnings/release/2180711|accessdate=April 1, 2019}}
The song was arranged by Del Newman and produced by Robie Porter.{{cite web|title=Rick Springfield, "Speak to the Sky" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/3340|accessdate=April 1, 2019}}
The song ranked No. 96 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1972.{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1972.php |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1972 |accessdate=April 1, 2019 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000410/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1972.php |archivedate=February 16, 2016 }}
Other versions
- Lonnie Donegan released a version of the song as a single in 1972 in the UK, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Lonnie Donegan, "Speak to the Sky" Single Release|website=Discogs |year=1972 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Lonnie-Donegan-Speak-To-The-Sky/release/5488387|accessdate=April 1, 2019}}
- Judith Durham and the Seekers released a version of the song on their 1997 album Future Road.
- Durham released an a cappella version of the song on her 2009 album Up Close and Personal.
References
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